Colossians 2 ... Reading through the Bible

1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 

2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In WHOM are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
 
4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
 
6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in HIM:

7 Rooted and built up in HIM, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
 
8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 

9 For in HIM dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 

10 And ye are complete in HIM, which is the head of all principality and power:
 
11 In WHOM also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

12 Buried with HIM in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with HIM through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised HIM from the dead.

13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath HE quickened (made alive) together with HIM, having forgiven you all trespasses; 

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to HIS cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, HE made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
 
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. 

18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
 
20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, 21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not; 22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? 23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

God brought division

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

In reading Genesis 1, I noticed one of the first things created by God brought division.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good:

and God divided the light from the darkness.

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The word of God divides light from darkness in the lives of the believer also.

Jesus said:  Lk. 12:51-53 ... Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

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Can you make darkness and light to co-exist at same time in a room in your house?

When the word comes to you, does it unite you with the darkness, or separate you from the darkness.

Can you walk in light and darkness at the same time?

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I Jn. 1:7 ... But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If you remove even a portion of a verse of scripture, you remove the "restraint" that keeps antichrist out of your life.

It is like taking the front door off of your house and going away on a trip.

What would happen if you did this?

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There is a thin line between salvation and damnation.

Start removing verses of scripture and compromising the instructions of God and you will instantly go into darkness.

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In 1979, God gave me the following terrifying dream:

A meeting was going on.  A man was speaking to a room filled with people.  I went in and began to listen.

A second man rushed in and said:  "Stop ... Wait ... Can't you see ... It's too late ... It's already begun."

The first man resumed speaking.

I looked out the window to see what had "already begun."

There was a tall pole with a yellow civil defense speaker at top of the pole.  A gas was coming out of the speaker.  I knew it was poisonous and would kill the people.  It was coming directly toward us!

The shocking thing was the speaker that was set there for the purpose of warning us was being used as the instrument which dispersed the gas that was poison and would kill us!

I looked at the man seated next to me.  He had a big grin on his face and was looking directly at the man who was speaking to the group.  But then I saw this man was a corpse, though he looked alive.  He was already dead!

I looked about the room at the other people and realized they were all dead.

As I sat back in my chair and listened to the man speaking I began to feel sleepy and I knew as I sat there among them this was killing me too.

*****

God was showing me the anarchy that was already going on in our church groups

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* Psalm 32

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

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When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

For day and night THY hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer.

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I acknowledged my sin unto THEE, and mine iniquity have I not hid.

I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord;
and THOU forgavest the iniquity of my sin.

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For this shall every one that is godly pray unto THEE
in a time when THOU mayest be found:

surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto HIM.
 
THOU art my hiding place;

THOU shalt preserve me from trouble;

THOU shalt compass me about
with songs of deliverance.

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(God says:)

I will instruct thee and teach thee
in the way which thou shalt go:
I will guide thee with MINE eye. 

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:
whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

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Many sorrows shall be to the wicked:

but he that trusteth in the Lord,
mercy shall compass him about.

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Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice,
ye righteous:
and shout for joy,
all ye that are upright in heart.

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Volume 4 ... #17

In last days, "when the transgressors are come to the full"

... a "king" of fierce countenance appears in a ruling position

Daniel 8 ... 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

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One of the first things to notice about this is it happens "when the transgressors are come to the full" ...

I don't know if the transgressors are come to the full yet, but there is a rapid change going on right now as transgressors are on the rise and the cup has to be filling rapidly as sin is flaunted before our face. 

And we are commanded to respect the individual's right to sin, however so far they can't make us do this, unless you are afraid of loss of reputation among men, or loss in work area, or loss of clients or customers in business.

Acts 4 ... the leaders of the synagogue commanded Peter and John not to teach "in this name" ...

Acts 4 ... 19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 

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The religious rulers threatened Peter and John and let them go.  Peter and John went out and continued to speak what they heard from God.

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I have had pastors "command" me not to come to their church.

I had a radio station manager tell me not to speak certain messages ... my response from Holy Spirit,

"If I don't speak the message I believe to be from God, then I don't have a message and I may as well be put off the air." 

I continued to speak what I believed God wanted spoken and about 1/2 of my stations put me off the air in USA.  That was in 1982.  It is much worse out there now, in 2016.

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The ability for me to write and publish these books for you on Amazon, is remarkable. 

Fortunately I am able to publish these books now all over the world as a testament to the "season" in which we are living and as a testament to the Bible and what God says about sin and how the church should live according to Bible. 

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The cup of transgressors and transgressions is filling rapid in churches as well as in the world.

Certainly in the vast majority of churches inside the USA they would not allow the messages I speak and the scriptures I speak to be taught in their church groups. 

But at least these messages can still be presented on our blog (Jesus Ministries Exhortations) on Internet, and through the books we have written on Amazon. 

Before THE WRATH OF GOD comes with the return of Jesus and the great tribulation show us in Revelation 8-11,  the sins of the world, and especially the sins in the churches increase with "the man of lawlessness" working inside the churches to eliminate scripture that was once upheld in those church groups.

The "falling away" from scripture removes the restraints allowing lawlessness inside the churches.

Paul tells us this must happen before Jesus returns.

II Thess. 2 ... Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

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Antichrist is a spirit ... like the devil is a spirit.

There is not one man who is a devil, but the spirit of devil is in many men.

So it is with antichrist.  There is not one antichrist, one man who is antichrist, but the spirit of antichrist is in many men.

The apostle John explained this to us:

I Jn. 2:18 ... Little children, it is the last time:  and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now their are many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

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Antichrist comes in the church ... Paul says he sits himself down "in the temple of God" ... II Thess.2

When scripture at church is omitted or changed and there is no repentance when this is pointed out, know that antichrist is ruling in that church group.

I've had to leave many church  groups where they refused scripture and have even taught against specific verse.

There is nothing you can do but leave when this happens.

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In 1979, God gave me the following terrifying dream:

A meeting was going on.  A man was speaking to a room filled with people.  I went in and began to listen.

A second man rushed in and said:  "Stop ... Wait ... Can't you see ... It's too late ... It's already begun."

The first man resumed speaking.

I looked out the window to see what had "already begun."

There was a tall pole with a yellow civil defense speaker at top of the pole.  A gas was coming out of the speaker.  I knew it was poisonous and would kill the people.  It was coming directly toward us!

The shocking thing was the speaker that was set there for the purpose of warning us was being used as the instrument which dispersed the gas that was poison and would kill us!

I looked at the man seated next to me.  He had a big grin on his face and was looking directly at the man who was speaking to the group.  But then I saw this man was a corpse, though he looked alive.  He was already dead.

I looked about the room at the other people and realized they were all dead.

As I sat back in my chair and listened to the man speaking I began to feel sleepy and I knew as I sat there among them this was killing me too.

*****

God was showing me the anarchy that was already going on in our church groups.

Colossians 1 ... Reading through the Bible

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,  2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse:

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 

5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 

7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
 
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of HIS will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 

10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 

11 Strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 

12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet (able) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13 WHO hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of HIS dear Son: 14 In WHOM we have redemption through HIS blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
 
15 WHO is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 For by HIM were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by HIM, and for HIM:

17 And HE is before all things, and by HIM all things consist. 

18 And HE is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things HE might have the preeminence.
 
19 For it pleased the Father that in HIM should all fulness dwell; 

20 And, having made peace through the blood of HIS cross, by HIM to reconcile all things unto Himself; by HIM, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
 
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath HE reconciled 22 In the body of HIS flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in HIS sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
 
24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for HIS body's sake, which is the church: 25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to HIS saints: 

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 

28 WHOM we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to HIS working, which worketh in me mightily.

Removal of specific scripture allows antichrist to come in

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

On March 28, 2017, I said to God, "I wish there was someway I could make the writings on antichrist in the church stronger."

Immediately I heard the following (as a thought)

"Put the poison gas dream into the writings."

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Poison gas dream:

In 1979, God gave me the following terrifying dream:

A meeting was going on.  A man was speaking to a room filled with people.  I went in and began to listen.

A second man rushed in and said:  "Stop ... Wait ... Can't you see ... It's too late ... It's already begun."

The first man resumed speaking.

I looked out the window to see what had "already begun."

There was a tall pole with a yellow civil defense speaker at top of the pole.  A gas was coming out of the speaker.  I knew it was poisonous and would kill the people.  It was coming directly toward us!

The shocking thing was the speaker that was set there for the purpose of warning us was being used as the instrument which dispersed the gas that was poison and would kill us!

I looked at the man seated next to me.  He had a big grin on his face and was looking directly at the man who was speaking to the group.  But then I saw this man was a corpse, though he looked alive.  He was already dead!

I looked about the room at the other people and realized they were all dead.

As I sat back in my chair and listened to the man speaking I began to feel sleepy and I knew as I sat there among them this was killing me too.

*****

God was showing me the anarchy that was already going on in our church groups

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* Psalm 31

In THEE, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: 

deliver me in THY righteousness.  

Bow down thine ear to me; 

deliver me speedily: 

be THOU my strong ROCK, for an house of defence to save me. 

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For THOU art my ROCK and my fortress; therefore for THY name's sake 

lead me, and guide me. 

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Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for THOU art my strength.

Into THINE hand I commit my spirit: THOU hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

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I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

I will be glad and rejoice in THY mercy:

for THOU hast considered my trouble;

THOU hast known my soul in adversities; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: 

THOU hast set my feet in a large room. 

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Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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But I trusted in THEE, O Lord:

I said,

THOU art my God.
My times are in THY hand:

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deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

Make THY face to shine upon THY servant: save me for THY mercies' sake.

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon THEE:

let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

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Oh how great is THY goodness, which THOU hast laid up for them that fear thee; which THOU hast wrought for them that trust in THEE before the sons of men! 

Thou shalt hide them
in the secret of THY presence
from the pride of man: 

THOU shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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Blessed be the Lord: for HE hath shewed me HIS marvellous kindness in a strong city.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before THINE eyes:

nevertheless THOU heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto THEE.

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O love the Lord, all ye HIS saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 

Be of good courage,
and HE shall strengthen your heart,
all ye that hope in the Lord.

Philippians 4 ... Reading through the Bible

1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
 
2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.  

3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
 
4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
 
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
 
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
 
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
 
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. 

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 

12 I know both how to be abased (lowered in rank, prestige, or esteem), and I know how to abound (be rich or well supplied):  every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
 
14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. 15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 

18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 

19 But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 

20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
 
21 Salute (greet with honor and respect) every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. 22 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.
 
23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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* Psalm 30

I will extol thee, O Lord; for THOU hast lifted me up,
and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried unto THEE, and THOU hast healed me.
 
O Lord, THOU hast brought up my soul from the grave:

THOU hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

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Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of HIS, and give thanks at the remembrance of HIS holiness.

For HIS anger endureth but a moment; in HIS favour is life:
weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
 
And in my prosperity I said,
I shall never be moved.
 
Lord, by THY favour THOU hast made my mountain to stand strong:

THOU didst hide THY face, and I was troubled.
 
I cried to THEE, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise THEE? shall it declare THY truth?

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Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be THOU my helper. 

THOU hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:

THOU hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

To the end that my glory may sing praise to THEE, and not be silent.
 
O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto THEE for ever.

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 Vol. 4 ... #15
Jimmy Swaggart's sin with prostitute
and Assembly of God churches reaction

In the 1990's TV preacher, Jimmy Swaggart, came on TV with a tearful announcement of his sins against the church.  (This announcement came after he was caught with a prostitute.)

I visited a small Assembly of God church during that time in my search for a church I could attend.

That night, from the pulpit, pastor said, "We should pray for Brother Swaggart."

I was shocked because I know what Paul says to do with such a "brother" as Swaggart.  (I Cor. 5)

I said very softly, "We should put him out of the church."

The woman seated in front of me that night obviously heard what I said and she turned and glared with me with vehemence.

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What is the instruction given in Bible when a so-called brother in the church commits such sins as fornication?  The apostle Paul told us in following scripture.

I Cor. 5 ... 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without (people of the world)? do not ye judge them that are within (people of the church)?

13 But them that are without God judgeth.

Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.  

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The "nice" looking thing to do in the eyes of many humans ... the wisdom of this world (reasoning of man) ... is to "pray" for such a one as this ... and to counsel him.

This is a fleshly, antichrist response to such sins in the church.

God tells us to put such a "brother" out of the church as Paul stated in I Cor. 5.

This Assembly of God reaction to sin in the church is just another example of the apostasy in the church today where the "man of lawlessness" who is opposite to Christ, opposite to the Word of God is reigning.

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Shortly after Swaggart's first tearful admission, he was caught again with a prostitute. 

This time, he told the law officer who caught him, "It's flat out none of your business."  (Reported by Wikipedia, Internet Encyclopedia ... see Jimmy Swaggart.)

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The antichrist is here today ... many antichrists in ministry today ... loved by church groups ... sin disregarded ... this is the end time apostasy.  It is here today in the churches.

II Thess. 2 ...  Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto HIM, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
 
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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Jesus could not return until these things happened ... They are happening today in our various church groups.

There is a cup which has to be filled to the top with such sins in the churches.  We are rapidly seeing this cup of transgressions in the churches filled.

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Recently the Holy Spirit said to me:  Tell about the experiences you've had with pastors ...

That is what I am doing with these writings so you can wake up to sins in the church and not stay among sins in your churches.  

Philippians 3 ... Reading through the Bible

1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. 

To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
 
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 

3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 

4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
 
7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for WHOM I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in HIM, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

10 That I may know HIM, and the power of HIS resurrection, and the fellowship of HIS sufferings, being made conformable unto HIS death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 

Apprehend:
  - to grasp the meaning of; understand
  - appreciate, recognize, perceive
  - become aware of


13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 

16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
 
17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 

18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and who glory in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 

20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 WHO shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto HIS glorious body, according to the working whereby HE is able even to subdue all things unto HIMSELF.

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* Psalm 29

Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto HIS name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

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THE VOICE of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth:
the Lord is upon many waters.

THE VOICE of the Lord is powerful;

THE VOICE of the Lord is full of majesty.

THE VOICE of the Lord breaketh the cedars;
yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

HE maketh them also to skip like a calf;
Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

THE VOICE of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

THE VOICE of the Lord shaketh the wilderness;
the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

THE VOICE of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve,

and discovereth the forests:

and in HIS temple doth every one speak of HIS glory.

The Lord sitteth upon the flood;
yea, the Lord sitteth KING for ever.
 
The Lord will give strength unto HIS people;
the Lord will bless HIS people with peace.

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 Vol. 4 ... #14
Pastor asked me not to come to his church

In 1990's, I was living in Clovis, NM, USA.  I was looking for a church group to attend. 

I called pastor of a non-denominational church group named, "Potter's House."  I told pastor I was looking for church to attend.  We talked by phone.  I told him that I, too, am a minister.  I probably told him about the radio work I had been doing from coast to coast.  As I recall, there was no conflict at all with this pastor.  I spoke freely to him.

It was settled that I would visit his church the following Sunday ... not to speak ... just to be in the congregation like the other people.

I bought an appropriate dress to wear and was very excited to get to go to church.

On Friday of that week, the phone rang.  It was that pastor.  He said he had decided he didn't want me to come to his church.

I was disappointed as well as shocked.

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A few days after this, 2 or 3 young girls came to my door carrying church pamphlets. It was from "Potter's House."  They invited me to come to their church. 

I told them their pastor had asked me not to come to their church. 

They were shocked and speechless.  They went away with their pamphlets.

Philippians 2 ... Reading through the Bible

1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 

3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
 
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 WHO, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made HIMSELF of no reputation, and took upon HIM the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, HE humbled HIMSELF, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted HIM, and given HIM a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
 
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of HIS good pleasure.
 
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 

16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.  17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
 
19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
 
25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: 30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

The "restraint" that once held antichrist back from the churches

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Paul speaks of the last days when "restraints" will be removed from the church groups and this removal of "restraints" will allow antichrist (the man of lawlessness) to move into the "temple of God", into the churches and take over "as if he were god."

II Thess. 2  (NASB) ...Let no one in any way deceive you for it (the day of the Lord) will not come unless the apostasy (the falling away... KJV) comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he taketh his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

... And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he may be revealed.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work: only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

And then that lawless one will be revealed.

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WHO or what is the restraint that held antichrist back?

"THE RESTRAINT" was the WORD OF GOD, the Holy Scriptures.

As soon as scripture could be removed, lawlessness could move into the congregation.

As soon as the churches stopped saying such teachings of Jesus as Mt. 5:32, then lawlessness could move into the church groups, allowing the disobedient to sin and to feel approved in their sin. 

Mt 5:32 ... But I (Jesus) say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

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Antichirst is not one man but a spirit in many men, just as the devil is a spirit in many men.

The restraint of the scriptures has been removed from a majority of the church groups today so antichrist can reign in the churches in the apostasy that is now going on before our eyes in the church groups,  setting the stage for the return of Jesus.

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Unto THEE will I cry, O Lord my ROCK; be not silent to me: lest, if THOU be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto THEE, when I lift up my hands
toward THY holy oracle.

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Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity,
which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours:
give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of HIS hands,
HE shall destroy them, and not build them up.

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Blessed be the Lord, because HE hath heard the voice of my supplications.

The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in HIM,
and I am helped:

therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise HIM.

The Lord is their strength,
and HE is the saving strength of HIS anointed.

Save THY people,
and bless THINE inheritance:
feed them also,
and lift them up for ever.

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Graven image on church wall

I visited an Assembly of God church and on the wall was hanging a photo of a long haired man wearing a long robe ... this is a photo which some people display as "Jesus" although it is hypocrisy for there are no pictures of Jesus. 

 

Jn. 4 ... Jesus said ... 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship HIM.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.

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The unbelieving husband of a Baptist woman died and she asked me to come to her house to see the "memorial" she had done to "Jesus" where her husband's secular books once stood.

I did not go see this.

We don't build memorials to Jesus out of things which we can see.

We build memorials to Jesus with our lives as we live according to the word given us by the Holy Spirit. 

Philippians 1 ... Reading through the Bible

1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
 
2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 

6 Being confident of this very thing, that HE which hath begun a good work in you WILL PERFORM IT until the day of Jesus Christ:

7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
 
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; 

that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 

14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.  15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
 
19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 

20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
 
27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 

28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 

29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on HIM, but also to suffer for HIS sake; 30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

Building your faith to pray

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

A woman was telling me of the problem her adult aged son was having concerning his marriage.  I knew this woman had often prayed over this but I could tell she was still troubled.

I reminded her to pray again ... each time the subject came to mind.

Paul said ... Pray without ceasing.  (I Thess. 5:17)

I believe this means to pray without ceasing to pray about the subject at hand.

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It is not weak faith to pray multiple times.  If you continue to be troubled, pray.

Jesus explained that we ought to pray and not give up.

Lk. 18:1-8 ...  And HE (Jesus) spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man. Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

And shall not God avenge HIS own elect, which cry day and night unto HIM, though HE bear long with them?

I tell you that HE will avenge them speedily.

Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall HE find faith on the earth?

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It takes very strong faith to pray effectively in times like this.  You can't be wishy/washy ... mealy mouth.

When you know what is right, you must go forward with prayer in great strength, without any safety net to catch you.  "If I perish, I perish."  says Esther.

Esther 4 ... Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

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Sometimes our prayers must be violent. (Determined to get what is right.)

Mt. 11 ... Jesus said ... And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

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There are prayers which must be "red hot" ... fervent ... deep rooted ... crying out with all your heart and soul ... steeped in faith in what you are praying, both faith in God and faith that you are praying what is "right."

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Until you can pray this way, it is best to build your faith more before you pray by keeping scripture before you until you are "red hot" and then when that is the case, pray.

James 5:16 ... The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Effectual and fervent:  bound in "rightness" and "red hot" in intensity.

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Psalm 31:24 ... Be of good courage, and HE shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Courage:

- acting in accordance with one's beliefs

- quality that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain without fear

- to persevere with tenacity in firmness of mind

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After considering all the above, then keep scriptures on prayer in front of you day and night until you are strong enough to pray.  Scriptures such as the following:

Phil. 4:6 ... in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 

James 1:6 ... But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.

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Prayer is not for the faint-hearted.

You must have the faith and strength of Joshua and Caleb.

Numbers 13:30 ... And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said,

Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.